Junior Lauren McDermott had four points on the evening for the Explorers with a hat trick and an assist. Senior Nora McGurkin controlled four draws and also added two assists.

The Explorers once again got out to a good start as they have done in their past several contests.

Nearly three minutes into the game, Brostrand added her first tally of the night, an unassisted goal. McDermott her first goal on the evening off a feed from McGurkin and then Sarcinello and junior Jackie Roebuck scored to make it 4-0 in favor of the Explorers with 17:41 remaining in the first.

Villanova added two goals in the next three and a half minutes to cut La Salle's lead to 4-2.

The scoring stalled for both teams for the next ten minutes before Sarcinello added a goal off a pass from junior Taylor Ruland from behind the cage at the 5:47 mark. Freshman Maggie O'Ferrall took a McGurkin feed to the net to give the Explorers a 6-2 lead at the break.

Sarcinello and Brostrand each added a pair of goals after the half to give La Salle its largest lead of the game at 10-2 with 20:30 left to play.

The Wildcat's Justine Donodeo, who added five goals in the game, scored twice to make the score 10-4 in favor of the Explorers with 17:58 on the clock.

Brostrand and McDermott added goals for La Salle to keep the Explorers with a 12-4 lead by the 11:39 mark.

The Wildcats would close out the final ten minutes of the contest on a 6-1 run, but the Blue and Gold hung on for the win 13-9.

The series between the two schools is now even at 7-all.

La Salle will play its final non-conference game against San Diego State at McCarthy Stadium on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

We encourage respectful comments but reserve the right to delete anything that doesn't contribute to an engaging dialogue.

Help us moderate this thread by flagging comments that violate our guidelines.

Comment policy:

Philly.com comments are intended to be civil, friendly conversations. Please treat other participants with respect and in a way that you would want to be treated. You are responsible for what you say. And please, stay on topic. If you see an objectionable post, please report it to us using the "Report Abuse" option.

Please note that comments are monitored by Philly.com staff. We reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable. Personal attacks, especially on other participants, are not permitted. We reserve the right to permanently block any user who violates these terms and conditions.

Additionally comments that are long, have multiple paragraph breaks, include code, or include hyperlinks may not be posted.

Athletic events and great performances are happening daily all over college campuses throughout the Philadelphia region. Sports U. is here to capture them with a partnership among the Daily News, philly.com and college athletic departments. Stories and photographs are provided by each college athletic communications staff to highlight what is happening with their respective teams.